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Special Education at Mt. San Jacinto College

Special Education at Mt. San Jacinto College

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Mt. San Jacinto College stacks up to those at other schools.

MSJC is located in San Jacinto, California and approximately 13,988 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

MSJC Special Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Special Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

MSJC Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at MSJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Mt. San Jacinto College.

MSJC Special Education Associate’s Program

94% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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MSJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mt. San Jacinto College with a associate's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mt. San Jacinto College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 79

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Mt. San Jacinto College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 15,230 $80,370
Special Education Professors 10,520 $82,380
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers 4,710 $76,860
Special Education Teachers 2,950 $66,640

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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